Japan struggles to fill bullet trains running with empty seats
East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. are forecasting their deepest losses since the country’s rail network was privatized in 1987.
Last trains in Tokyo to leave earlier from next spring, JR East says
The railway said it is trying to improve labor conditions for maintenance personnel, but cost-cutting is believed to be another reason in light of the pandemic.
The legal action is just one of several being taken by residents who are worried the project will ruin a river vital to its well known tea and orange crops.
Japan’s maglev project derailed by pandemic and environmental fears
Shizuoka's governor is refusing to greenlight crucial work for the whopping ¥9 trillion project, and COVID-19 has caused a reassessment of future demand.
Hitachi and Bombardier to supply trains for operation in Spain
Hitachi Ltd. said Wednesday that the firm and a subsidiary of Canada's Bombardier Inc. will supply 23 high-speed trains to an Italian railway operator for services in Spain under a contract of around €800 million (¥100 billion). The first train will be delivered to Italian ...
Japan's summer holiday begins quietly amid requests to avoid trips
Some bullet trains saw only 5 percent of their nonreserved seats filled in the morning with the highest rate limited to 70 percent.
Shibuya's 'green frog' train tourist info center heading to Akita
The carriage will arrive in the birthplace of the famously loyal dog Hachiko on Thursday.
Tokyo Station's new expansive shopping area opens after coronavirus delay
Gransta Tokyo features around 150 stores in the station's basement and ground floors, including some selling sake and fresh fish delivered by bullet train.
The number of Japan Railways Group train seats booked for the Bon summer holiday period between Aug. 7 and 17 dived 79 percent from a year before, JR companies said Wednesday. The weakness reflected falls in demand for travel amid a resurgence of novel coronavirus ...
JR Central chief vows to get maglev back on track amid Shizuoka opposition
Central Japan Railway Co. President Shin Kaneko on Wednesday vowed to put the firm's ultrahigh-speed magnetic levitation shinkansen line into service as soon as possible, despite a delay in construction work. The company, better known as JR Tokai, has been unable to restart preparatory work ...
Hitachi wins order of transformers for 400 locomotives in India
The state-backed Indian Railways project is allocating $15.9 million to manufacture the equipment as part of India's goal to achieve zero carbon emissions in 10 years.
